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Traditional Semi-detached House Ideas and Designs

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Contemporary Duplex
Contemporary Duplex
Kelley Design GroupKelley Design Group
This is an example of a gey and medium sized classic two floor semi-detached house in Austin with wood cladding, a lean-to roof and a shingle roof.
Meadow Lane
Meadow Lane
Hallmark Building CorporationHallmark Building Corporation
Design ideas for a medium sized and gey classic two floor semi-detached house in Charlotte with board and batten cladding.
Kensington Duplex - Vancouver
Kensington Duplex - Vancouver
JDL Homes VancouverJDL Homes Vancouver
Photo of a medium sized and gey traditional two floor semi-detached house in Vancouver with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Quail Park of Lynnwood
Quail Park of Lynnwood
Pixel Foundry, LLCPixel Foundry, LLC
Medium sized and blue classic bungalow semi-detached house in Seattle with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
The Juno
The Juno
Janus HomesJanus Homes
This is an example of a small and blue traditional bungalow semi-detached house in Calgary with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Multiunit Residential Projects
Multiunit Residential Projects
RAW Design & Consulting /RAW Architecture + DesignRAW Design & Consulting /RAW Architecture + Design
Custom Duplex Design for wide lot. Homes have side entry access. Plans available for sale.
Inspiration for a medium sized and beige classic bungalow render semi-detached house in Miami with a hip roof, a tiled roof and a brown roof.
46th Street Duplex - Exterior
46th Street Duplex - Exterior
Overman Custom DesignOverman Custom Design
- Design by Jeff Overman at Overman Custom Design www.austinhomedesigner.com @overmancustomdesign - Photography by Anna Lisa Photography www.AnnaLisa.Photography @anna.lisa.photography
Exeter Villa
Exeter Villa
In Ex DesignIn Ex Design
This is an example of a medium sized and white classic render semi-detached house in Devon with four floors, a hip roof and a tiled roof.
Twin Lakes Duplex
Twin Lakes Duplex
Canin Associates' Architecture StudioCanin Associates' Architecture Studio
Large and multi-coloured traditional two floor semi-detached house in Orlando with mixed cladding, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Modern Hill Country Home on Acreage
Modern Hill Country Home on Acreage
Texas Signature Custom HomesTexas Signature Custom Homes
Large and beige traditional two floor semi-detached house in Austin with stone cladding, a shingle roof and a grey roof.
Exterior Gallery
Exterior Gallery
Howard Cohen AIA, ArchitectHoward Cohen AIA, Architect
This is an example of a large and yellow traditional two floor semi-detached house in New York with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Thirties House in Hove_Exterior
Thirties House in Hove_Exterior
Bean InteriorsBean Interiors
Design ideas for a white classic two floor render semi-detached house in Sussex with a hip roof and a tiled roof.
1074 Myrtle Commons
1074 Myrtle Commons
Mayberry WorkshopMayberry Workshop
This is an example of a large and multi-coloured traditional two floor semi-detached house in San Francisco with a hip roof, a shingle roof and wood cladding.
Campus Living Duplex
Campus Living Duplex
Stillwater Sierra DevelopmentStillwater Sierra Development
By using a rust orange paint, the front doors draw your attention from the fairly neutral pallet of the brick and siding on this two story duplex. The industrial light fixtures and satin nickel accents add an industrial flair to the simple architecture of this stand alone duplex.
Fairfield Road
Fairfield Road
Metre Squared ArchitectureMetre Squared Architecture
Medium sized and blue classic two floor render semi-detached house in Surrey with a hip roof, a tiled roof and a black roof.
Our Work
Our Work
Diamond Builders LLCDiamond Builders LLC
Inspiration for a medium sized and brown traditional two floor semi-detached house in Other with concrete fibreboard cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
2016 Sun Prairie Residence
2016 Sun Prairie Residence
Hart DeNoble BuildersHart DeNoble Builders
Gey classic bungalow semi-detached house in Other with mixed cladding.
Fairfield Road
Fairfield Road
Metre Squared ArchitectureMetre Squared Architecture
Design ideas for a medium sized and blue traditional two floor render semi-detached house in Surrey with a hip roof, a tiled roof and a black roof.
Chicago, IL 60613 James Hardie Siding Remodel
Chicago, IL 60613 James Hardie Siding Remodel
Siding & Windows Group LtdSiding & Windows Group Ltd
James HardiePlank in Deep Ocean and HardiePanel in Custom Color, HardieTrim in Sail Cloth, HardieSoffit and Crown Molding in Arctic White James Hardie Chicago, IL 60613 Siding Replacement. Build Front Entry Portico and back stairs, replaced all Windows. James Hardie Chicago, IL 60613 Siding Replacement.
Stylish South Kensington, SW7
Stylish South Kensington, SW7
Jemimah BarnettJemimah Barnett
Photographer: Graham Atkins-Hughes | Front door painted in Farrow & Ball's 'Studio Green' - eggshell. | Porch pots are distressed tin pots from Coach House, and the hydrangeas are a pair of excellent artificial hydrangea trees from Riverside Garden Centre. | Custom door mat from MakeAnEntrance.com

Traditional Semi-detached House Ideas and Designs

With so much attention devoted to interior design, the exterior of a home can often get overlooked, but as the first thing that welcomes both us and our guests, it is worth devoting some time tending to the outside of your house. Furthermore, focusing on the traditional kerb appeal of your home can add significant value if and when it comes time to sell up. Georgian, Edwardian and Victorian homes, with their bay windows and elegant plasterwork, often benefit from built in architecture advantages, but even if your house design is unassuming from the outside, small decorative and structural improvements to the traditional exterior of your home can equal huge impact. Key areas of building design to focus on are the front door, the driveway or approach to your home, the porch area, the windows, the facade and the roof. And just a note of caution... before any significant traditional exterior architecture gets under way, check first whether you need planning permission for your exterior house designs– this applies particularly to listed houses or buildings in a conservation area, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Take a look through the house designs, exterior architecture and images of front doors and driveways on Houzz to inspire your facade or building design, or read on for a few more pointers when it comes to redesigning your exterior.

How do I give my home an exterior facelift?

You may feel like your home’s exterior architecture is unalterable but there are a wide range of options available to improve its external building design, no matter what raw materials you begin with. Begin with the front door and the pathway or driveway that lead up to your home as these are easy to improve without huge budgets. A driveway or pathway must be kept neat and tidy and you can consider replacing tarmac with attractive tiles or gravel. Repainting or replacing the fence, wall or gate that fronts your home can also offer an overnight transformation without breaking the bank. An area to not cut corners however is the front door, where spending a little extra can make a huge difference in quality, and painting it in a colour you love will pay you back every time it welcomes you home! Updating your windows can be a significant building design project but it is one that has benefits both inside and out, as well as potentially saving you money on energy later. If you are lucky enough to have period windows such as bay windows with sash or leaded windows, then maintaining them should be a top priority, but if they are beyond repair then there are plenty of window professionals that will offer modern, double or triple glazed equivalents that could still work in your bay window. Working with uPVC? Not a problem – the best improvement you can make is to ensure your windows are the right size and shape for your home's overall proportions.

How do I update my home’s facade?

When it comes to updating the facade of your home, painting is the quickest and most affordable way to achieve a traditional makeover, and if you opt for a colour other than white it can really make a statement (although sticking within the palette of your road and local area is advisable). A makeover that requires a bit more patience but can add romance and character to the most mundane of homes is to adorn the walls with climbing plants – delicate trailing wisteria is ever a British favourite, whilst roses and jasmine offer fragrance as well as beauty. If you’re looking to make more significant changes to the exterior of your home, whether that is adding timber cladding, hanging tiles, installing a bay window or rendering, then you should first check whether your house designs require planning permission. A New England style wood boarded home is beautiful and bright, but remember that it will need frequent repainting if it is going to stay looking its best, whilst stucco render or Tyrolean render can tidy up a home's exterior but think carefully before covering over original brickwork.

What should I consider if building a home from scratch?

If you’re working with an architect on a brand new build, the options are endless when it comes to deciding on the exterior architecture. But first things first, you will need to check planning permissions, building regulations and local restrictions, such as being in a conservation area, to make sure your plans for your exterior house designs will meet stipulations. If you are building in a street with predominantly Victorian facades, with bay windows and side returns, you might need to ensure your house designs fit in with the rest of the homes on the street, but if you’re building in a more remote area you’ll probably have more freedom for your building design. There are many architectural decisions to make, do you want a flat, gabled, hipped, mansard or perhaps even a curved roof? Do you want bay windows? Crittall windows? Perhaps external shutters? Do you want glass walls? Do you want wood cladding? Do you want a very symmetrical building design or something more contemporary? The decision is all yours but remember to consider the benefits of various materials over others and the effects that some architecture styles will have on everyday life, for example glass walls will look attractive but will give you less privacy. Your architect or builder will be able to guide you through the best traditional exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
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